Icon Tutorial #3: Hayley Williams

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Made in Photoshop CS3.
Transferable to PSP; I added steps in place of the selective color layer.


*all settings are default unless otherwise stated!

1.

Prep your base. I am working with this image of Hayley Williams from Paramore. Crop, sharpen, etc.

2.

Duplicate your base once. Desaturate (ctrl+shift+u) this copy and input these settings:
Layer Mode: soft light
Opacity: 40%

3.

Create a new curves layer with these settings:
RGB: input; 255 output; 232 (the point in the upper right corner)
input; 166 output; 201
input; 49 output; 75

4.

Create a new channel mixer layer with these settings:
Green: red; +16, green; +80, blue; -6, constant; +6
Blue: red; +6, green; +10, blue; +90, constant; -6

5.

Create a new color fill layer with #343102 and these settings:
Layer Mode: exclusion
Opacity: 75%

6.

Create a new curves layer with these settings:
RGB: input; 191 output; 207

Red: input; 66 output; 49
input; 189 output; 188

Green: input; 190 output; 202
input; 124 output; 126

Blue: input; 231 output; 231 (the point in the upper right corner)
input; 191 output; 184
input; 59 output; 52

7.

Create a new color fill layer with #fff8e4 and these settings:
Layer Mode: color burn
Opacity: 50%

8.

Create a new curves layer with these settings:
Red: input; 191 output; 193
input; 132 output; 136
input; 55 output; 66

Green: input; 66 output; 53
input; 192 output; 192

Blue: input; 191 output; 193
input; 64 output; 48

9.

Create a new selective color layer with these settings:
Reds: cyan; -45 magenta; +28 yellow; -24
Yellows: cyan; -27 magenta; +28 yellow; +16
Whites: cyan; +12 magenta; +5 yellow; -20 blacks; -14
Neutrals: cyan; +7

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FOR PSP USERS IN PLACE OF STEP 9!

9.

Create a new color balance layer with these settings:
Shadows: +23, -13, +8
Midtones: +7, -7, +8
Highlights: -10, +7, +9

10.

Create a new curves layer with these settings:
RGB: input; 234 output; 229 (the point in the upper right corner)
input; 65 output; 59

Red: input; 190 output; 199
input; 55 output; 56

Green: input; 191 output; 196
input; 9 output; 17 (the point in the bottom left corner)

Blue: input; 232 output; 234 (the point in the upper right corner)
input; 187 output; 198
input; 62 output; 62

I hope you liked the tutorial! Let me know if you have any questions or did not understand something. Remember you can always change the settings and play around with the layers. C:
If anyone needs/wants it, here is the .psd. Please let me know if the link expires. (:

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